Last Call Part 02 | 11

Alison Parrott, of Toronto, was 11 years old when she went missing in summer 1986. Lured from her home for a photoshoot, a promising young athlete never returns. Caryn Lieberman takes us through the DNA breakthrough that cracks the case to a mother’s national safety campaign. Crime Beat is a true crime series that takes viewers deep into some of Canada’s most infamous criminal cases. Based on the highly successful podcast hosted by Nancy Hixt, Crime Beat showcases the best investigative crime reporting from the Global News reporters who covered the stories in real time. Using extensive archives and intimate family interviews, each week Crime Beat reveals new details that go beyond the news headlines: giving a voice to victims and their families, unraveling how each case was solved, and exploring lasting impacts on the community and justice system. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6729686/alison-parrott-leader-of-the-pack/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #CrimeBeat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a senior crime reporter for Global News for almost 30 years, Nancy Hixt has been lucky enough to work with some amazing journalists. She's working hard on the next season but until then she has a special series of Crime Beat for you. In each episode, you’ll ride along with Caryn Lieberman and Catherine McDonald, colleagues from the Crime Beat TV documentary series, as they take you deep inside the cases they’ve worked on. Please join us for these special episodes by following Crime Beat on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you find your favourite podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the spring of 2024, the identity of a serial killer was finally unmasked. In the award-winning three-part series, Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt shared how he terrorized teenage girls and young women in the 1970s and documented the decades-long cold case investigation, which remains open to this day. In this episode Nancy brings you new details on how Gary Srery’s story the latest on ongoing investigations, and you’ll hear from the killer himself in an exclusive, never-before-shared audio recording. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young woman vanished after a night out on the town. The aspiring nurse’s loved ones held out hope she would be found safe, but after months of searching, their worst fears came true. Join Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how investigators finally uncovered the shocking details of this murder mystery. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sudden disappearance of a 24-year-old aspiring nurse left her family and friends desperate for answers. There were no footprints of life, and investigators struggled to find evidence of where she could be. Join Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares details of a shocking eyewitness account that changed the direction of the investigation- and the exhaustive efforts made to find her. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A young woman was about to begin an exciting new career path, but missed a scheduled appointment with her father. As her family began to retrace her steps, they realized no one had seen or heard from the 24-year-old for several days. Join Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares details of the disappearance of Barbara Eyapaise and the desperate search that ensued. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maryam Rashidi’s life focused on creating opportunities for her son.  But in 2015, both Rashidi and her husband were laid off from their jobs in the oil and gas industry. June 7, 2015, was her fourth shift working at a Calgary gas station — a job she took to make ends meet. That morning, Rashidi said goodbye to her husband and son, and went to work — the last time they would get to talk to her. Just hours later, they would learn Rashidi was taken by ambulance to the hospital. She’d been run over while trying to stop a gas-and-dash. Follow the twists and turns this case took and hear from the ⁠⁠offender himself⁠⁠, who chose to run Rashidi over rather than pay for $113 worth of fuel. In this episode, you’ll also hear the far-reaching the impact this crime has had. If you enjoy ⁠⁠Crime Beat⁠⁠, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and share the show with your friends. Contact: Twitter: ⁠⁠@nancyhixt⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠[email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A heavy-duty pickup truck was driving erratically and cut into traffic. Onlookers were shocked to see a woman chasing behind it on foot.  It was a chaotic scene that very quickly turned violent. The driver fled the scene, sparking a major crimes investigation. Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares new voices with fresh perspectives to an ongoing story that gripped countless witnesses who watched this deadly gas and dash happen.  Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As homicide detectives investigated the violent beating death of a sandwich shop clerk, they soon realized the young woman wasn’t the only one savagely attacked that night. As the hunt for a killer intensified, Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares how evidence discovered from a robbery at a nearby ATM led to police identifying a suspect in this violent crime spree. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two men arrived at a local sandwich shop and found the store clerk lying in a pool of blood. They called for help, but despite their best efforts, the young woman passed away. That’s when officers noticed the cash register was missing. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares the trail of evidence that investigators followed to track the killer responsible for this senseless and violent crime. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices